The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1887-11-08
DURING THE WEEK.
The Weeks SynOr SIS of General
and Local News
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tuesday, November IA delegation from
Great Britain consisting of twelve members of par
Lament, called on President Cleveland, who desire
ms cooperation in securing treaty between that
country and the United States, which shall provide
Tor an amcable settlement of disputes by arbitra-
ton. After the delegation had presented their
memorial the president, in short speech, prom
ised faithlul and careful consideration of the
matter and said that he spoke for the American
people i'll giving the assurance that they desire to
see the killing of men for the accomplishment of
national ambition abolished...,.A passenger car on
the Rome ana Carrollton railroad went through
trestle a few miles below Rome, injuring three
ladies and two three men. 1t is thought that one
of the ladies will die.
IN THE CIrY-Clara Holmes, old colorcd
woman living on Howell street, died suddenly
while ironing, The coroner's jury returned n YER
dict of heart disease. Rev. sam Small passed
through Atlanta on his way to Kansas City, after
weeks stay at New Orleans. ... Charley Co,e, q
negro man, sent to jail in default of 5000 bond
charged with perjury ..... Two workmen on the new
state capitol building engaged in desperate en-
counter, and were separated with great difficulty by
frends.... Captain Frank Myers was fined five dol
lars by Judge Van Epps in the city CoIrt for con-
tempt of court,
Wedncs day. November 2.-The election held
in Delaware TO decide whether q constitutional con-
vention should be called resulted in the vote falling
1900 short Of the 1860 votes required by the act
submitting the question to the people THE Duval
county, Fla, board of health has declared q rigid
quarantine against Sanford, Fla on account of the
yellow fever Trains will not be allowed to run
into Duval, but will be met miles out y trains
from Sanford to bring in the mail and through pass
engers. There were four new cases of yellow fever
and two deaths at Tampa yesterday .... Engineer
Hendrix, of the Georgia Southern railroad, says that
with the exception OF few rough places the road
is ready for the rails all the way Valdosa Rails
are at the DEPOT in Macon for twenty miles of the
road. There is force Of 1850 hands at work along
the line......A negro woman named Emma Oliver
TWiggs was seized with fit of epilepsy and fell into
the fire, near Albany, Ga, and received injuries
from which she will Mr. Tiney b. Thoml Sun,
who SO mysteriously disappeared in Savannah six
weeks ago, is in Dallas Texas. 1t turns out that
Mr. Thompson floated S150000 worth of his firms
paper good deal of which was secured by lumber
that did not exist.
In THE CITY-A wineroom man n AIMED Beiser was
fined 81 900 by Judge Van Epps several months ago
Tor allowing wine to be drank on the premises The
case was appealed to the supreme court and yester
day the supreme court rendered q decision reversing
the decision of the court below negro girl
named Harriet Moore fell into well at her home on
Glenn street and came very near being drowned
before she was rescued. Prohibition and anti
prohibition meetings are being held nightly in all
the wards of the city, and the campaign is waxing
warm.
Thursday, November 3.-Twenty new cases